| Honorific-Prefix: | His Excellency, The Most Reverend |
| Derek Fernandes | |
| Bishop of Belgaum | |
| Archdiocese: | Bangalore |
| Diocese: | Belgaum |
| Appointed: | 01 May 2019 |
| Predecessor: | Peter Machado |
| Successor: | Incumbent |
| Ordination: | 5 May 1979 |
| Consecration: | 20 April 2007 |
| Birth Name: | Derek Fernandes |
| Birth Date: | 14 May 1954 |
| Nationality: | Indian |
| Religion: | Roman Catholic |
| Residence: | Karwar, Karnataka |
| Motto: | MITTITE IN DEXTERAM NAVIGII RETE |
Derek Fernandes[1] is the 6th current serving Roman Catholic Diocese of Belgaum.[2] and was the Apostolic Administrator of Karwar. https://www.apostolicnunciatureindia.com/BishopsDetailsNew.aspx?BTYPE=8
His additional responsibility as Apostolic Administrator of Karwar was completed after Duming Dias was appointed as Bishop of Karwar by Pope Francis. [3]
He was born in Sirsi on 14 May 1954
He was ordained a priest on 5 May 1979.
On 24 February 2007, Pope Benedict XVI named Fernandes Bishop of Karwar, and he was consecrated as a bishop on 20 April 2007.[4] [5] [6]
On 01 May 2019, Pope Francis appointed him as the 6th Bishop of Belgaum.